Here are 29 ways you can help refugees

David Cameron has announced that Britain will house more than 20,000 refugees from Syria.

The refugees will be resettled over the course of the current Parliament, he told MPs.

The move follows a sharp increase in public pressure in the past week to do more to help, including a petition launched by The Independent which has been signed by more than 350,000 people.

In a House of Commons statement, the prime minister said:

In doing so we will continue to show the world that this country is a country of extraordinary compassion, always standing up for our values and helping those in need. Britain will play it’s part alongside our other european partners.

While Mr Cameron’s announcement is a welcome one, there are still millions more who have been displaced by war, not only in Syria, but in other parts of the Middle East, Africa and Europe who are still in need.

Here are 29 ways you can help:

1)The UNHCR: 97 per cent of the funds go directly to families in need, in the highest priority crises.

9) If you have an old car to scrap you can donate it to Refugee Action. The charity is alsorecruiting volunteers to help refugees, from picking them up at the airport to showing them how central heating works or how to enrol their children in schools.

10) You can recycle old mobile phones or ink cartridges with Recycle4Charity.

11) Alternatively, you can also donate your musical instruments to Music Against Borders or books to the Jungle Books library based in Calais by emailing maryjones@orange.fr.

27) Use the hashtag #MigrantsContribute, which is part of a campaign that “seeks a more truthful portrayal of migrants”.

28)CalAid is a charity that works with refugees in Calais. They are organising a series of donations pick-ups in London where they are in particular need of men’s shoes and boots, tents, jackets, socks, candles and belts.

29) The Refugee Support Network is recruiting volunteers to work with children affected by war or trafficking. Find out more here.

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